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Culture Why Jellyfish Have Become Such A Sucky Problem For Israel
Securing Israel’s energy security is no easy feat. But engineers are now having to put up with a new threat to the nation’s power grid: the nomad jellyfish. The blue-tinted Rhopilema nomadica looks sort of like the lovechild of a mushroom and a very large plastic bag. The species made its first pilgrimage to the…
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Fast Forward Guatemala Will Move Its Israeli Embassy To Jerusalem In May
WASHINGTON, D.C. (JTA) — Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales said his country will move its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in May. Speaking at the annual conference of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee in Washington D.C., Morales said Guatemala will make the move on May 16, two days after the 70th anniversary…
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Community The Two-State Solution Is Far From Dead
It seems that every passing day brings another obituary for the two-state solution. The past three months’ developments — President Trump’s December 6th Jerusalem declaration, the vitriolic Palestinian backlash, key elements of Israel’s governing Likud Party endorsing West Bank annexation and the recent US embassy announcement — can be viewed as nails in the coffin…
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Fast Forward Ex-Adviser Turns State’s Witness Against Netanyahu In Corruption Investigation
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A former media advisor to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family has turned state’s witness in a corruption investigation, which could strengthen the case against the prime minister. Nir Hefetz signed the state’s witness agreement on Sunday night, the Israel Police said in a statement on Monday afternoon. Hefetz was released…
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Fast Forward New Jewish Agency Institute Will Prepare Israeli Emissaries For Their Work
(JTA) — The Jewish Agency has established an institute to prepare Israeli emissaries for their work. The Shlichut Institute, which will be launched on Wednesday in New York, will provide the shlichim, or emissaries with training, tools and technology to help them before they leave for their service, during their service and after. Natan Sharansky,…
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Fast Forward Iranian Wrestling Chief Resigns Over Forfeit Policy Against Israeli Athletes
(JTA) — The head of Iran’s Wrestling Federation resigned over the country’s policy of forcing its athletes to forfeit matches against Israeli opponents. Rasoul Khadem, a former Olympic gold and bronze medalist and two-time world champion, reportedly announced his resignation last week, though reports say that it was rejected by the Ministry of Sport and…
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Fast Forward IDF Soldiers Hanged In Effigy In Jerusalem Ultra-Orthodox Neighborhoods
(JTA) — Two effigies of Israeli soldiers with a rope around their necks were hung in predominantly Haredi areas of Jerusalem, in what Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman said was a “shocking” criminal act. Police officers on Friday removed the effigies, one of which was soaked in flammable fluid, from a rooftop in Jerusalem’s Me’a She’arim…
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Fast Forward Three Israeli Security Officers Injured In Suspected Car-Ramming Attack
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Two Israeli soldiers and a border police officer were injured in a suspected car-ramming attack in the northern city of Acre. The driver of an SUV late on Sunday morning hit a Border Police officer near the city’s central market, and then hit two Israeli soldiers near the city’s train station. The…
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